Faucet



C. W. WILSON Fkb.2l,1928.

FAUCET Filed Ju1y6, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l INV EN TOR. 61a 9 w- ATTORNEY"Feb. 21, 1928. 7 1,659,796

c. w. WILSON FAUCET Filed JulyG, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 4 INVEN TOR. a(:(ll olksorl ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 21, 19 2 8.

: UNITED STATES cnAnxlns w. WILSON, on BENTON, wesianiem'on.

" Lemon.

Application filed July 6,.

This invention relates to an improvement in faucets and is particularlydesigned to provide 'afaucet inwhich the flow of water is controlled bya hand operated valve in the usual manner, with the construction suchthat the passage of Water through the faucet Y may be cut off at willindependent of the valve to thereby. permit the separation of V thevalve from the faucet for repair or replacement Without the necessity ofcutting ofi the water supply through the whole systerm, as is nowusually'practiced. 1 1- The invention comprises a faucet having theusual Water bore thereth rough interrupted by a circular partitionformed with opposed openings for the passage ofthe water, a cut off inthe form of a conical sleeve seating in a leak-proof manner in thepartition, the out off having openings which may be brought intoregistry with the openings in the partition to provide for water passagetherethrough or disposed out of line with such openings to preventpassage of water therethrough. V A valve seat sleeve is adapted to fitwithin the cut off and'to be normally held in a we'dging relation withsuch cut oii, the valve seat of the sleeve being adapted to be engagedbvthe usual valve for manually controlling. the supply from the faucetin the usual'manne'r. Manually operable means are provided whereby thesleeve may be initially raised out of wedging cooperation with the outoff and the cut off turned to interrupt the supply through the faucet,the sleeve and valve parts being then readily withdrawn from the cut 0Efor replacement or repair of the valve.

[In the drawings V Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation partly in sectionshowing the faucet with the details of the present invention appliedthereto.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view showing the cut off valve-seat sleeve thereinand cooperating valve parts, the view being taken at right angles tothat of Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 is a similar view taken'from the oppositeside,the valve, valvestem, and operating nut, being removed.

Fig. 4 is a view sim'lar to opposite side.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of Fig. 2, the operating'valve parts beingremoved.

Fig.6 is a transverse section taken just above the cut off in Fig. 2. v

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view of the Fig. 3 from the I 1925.Serial no. 41,1100.

faucet housing showing the means for holdng the cut off in position. 7

Fig. 8 is a plan of the same.

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The faucet housing l'of the present improvement 1s ofusual construction,belng thread-ed at 2 for connection in the pipe system and having alongitudinal water bore 3. Forthe purposes of the present invention,'this' bore is interrupted by a cylindrical tapered partition 4extending across the bore and formed with an inlet 5I'Iiearthe bottom ofthe bore and a diametrically opposed outlet 6 near the top of the bore.A cut off 7 in the form of a conical sleeve-like member adapted toseatunder pressure in a leakproof .mahner within the partition 4-, isformed with an'inlet 8 to register with'the inlet 5 of the faucetpartition and an outlet 9 to register with the outlet 6 of the faucetpartition. I I

The faucet 1 has the usual upstanding hollow boss or extension 10,through which Fig.9 is a broken'perspective the out 7 Fig. 10 is abroken perspective of-the valve the valve parts are insertable, andthewall of this extension is formed with a channel 11'having an entrance12 through the upper edge and serving through the medium its relativerotation'to dispose the inlet and outlet of said cut off in or out ofIregistry with the inlet and outlet of the partition. The cut off 7 isformed with a similar; channel 14, and diametrically opposite thechannel 14, the upper edge of the cut off is reduced or cutaway at15.

A 'valve sleeve 16' of conical form is adapted to seat in a leak-proofmanner within the out off 7, this sleeve, hereinafter termed the valvesleeve, having an inwardly extending abutment, the'lower edge of whichforms a valve seat 17. This" sleeve is provided with a cutaway portionat its lower end, asat 18, which, when theparts are in position tocontrol the. flow of water through the-faucet by the valve, registers ofa pin 13 carried by the cut off 7 to hold with the inlets 5 and 8 of thepartition 4 and cut off"7. 'A cylindrical channel 19 is formedin thevalve sleeve having an outlet 20 to alignwith the outlets 9 and 6 of thecut ofl and partition when the parts are in operative position. Thevalve sleeve has a stud v'21 adapted toifcoact with'the channel 14 inthe cut off and is further provided with a channel 22 which, when theparts are in operative relation, registers with i This operating memberhasa stud 26 adapted, to simultaneously .coact with .the channels :22,and23 of the valve sleeve and out off. A valve :stem 27 isthreaded-.through the (operating member 25, Ibeing, provided atzitslowerendiwith the .usual or any pre-' :ierred type of 'valve .28arranged to cooperate from beneath with the .seat 17, the stem ,beingprovided :at its upper .end with the iusnal hand -whee1 :or otheroperating -means 29. FIII assembling the parts, the .cut .ofi .placed inthe housing and {secured in the channel 71:1,.the rotation of .theicutoil :to the :limit "of the channel placing the ,inlet and outlet 8 andv9 :01? .such .cut :Off in ialignment ,withthe' inlet and'ioutlet o'fthefaucet par tition. If desired, entrance to the channel 11 vmaybe closedby iorcing the materialof the walls .of suchichannel together, ,as shown-.in .Eig. ,7 to ,prevent the accidental wseparationiof the cutoff whenin position. The

' Lvalveistem 2,7 is inserted through the valve sleeve ,16 ifrom beneath.and the operating member 25 is threaded down. upon the threadsofithevalve stem. The valve sleeve is then ,placed within the cutoff o that:the channel 22 of such i-sleeve registers with the "channel '23 ofthecut roll. The member 25 isthen {manipulated to insert its .stud' '26into the channels v22 and 12.3., :and then :by rotating the eperatingmember, this stud will reach the :ends not the channels with the stud 21of the valve sleeve vseating in the ,channel {14; (of the cut off..A,packing nut 30 is ,then ithreaded-upcn. the extension 10 hearing:uponxand forcing downwardly -the docking operating -Jnemloerso as to.force all parts to :a relatively sealing cooperation.

The :flow of fluid is then-controlled through manipulation of the valve:28. -When it is desired {to remove this valve .for repair or irenewal,the packing nut 30 is [loosened and the valve :stem Fmoved downwardlyuntil :the valve comes in .contact with :the bottom of the {faucet borewithin the partition. Further movement will cause the operating memberto move upwardly until the stud 26 comes in contact with a circular vortion of the channel 22 of the valvesleeve 16. It

the vfaucet.

sleeve from its frictional engagement with -the cut oil and as theinterfit of these parts is a conical one, this slightupward move- -.mentof the valve sleevetends to freethe flatter from the vout oil". The packngnut 30 may then be removed and the user manipulating; the operat ngmember 25 r0.-

tates :the cut 0i? and valve sleeve until the stud13 reaehes theopposite'limit of the n which position the/flow openp cut oil :ai'eoutof 'line' with the how openings inthe iaucet partit on. and

channel .all possible, flow of fluid is ,cut off. The

movement of the operating member 25 is then reversed unt l the stud 26has reached the limit of itsjtravel the channelgl l,

Following this,ihe operating 'member ,is

will be apparent froin the drawings that the V V ,.raised out of thechannel 14 and rurnea,

until its stud 26'isin line with the recess 24. :By depressing theoperating member, the

stud 2,6 ismoved into this recess, following which the valve sleeveisfturned until "its stud 21 is free off'the channel 14.,- The valvesleeve,;valve, valvestem, and operac Jingimember, may be then freelyremoved for repair or replacement, whilethe cut off prevents anypossible flow of flu d through Claimslg g V. o V

-1. A :faucet having a-fiuidrbore, an annular partition interrupting thebore and formed with passages in vertically offset relation, acutioflformed'withopenings to pero nut the ,passage of the fluid and rotatablynioun'te'd iusealing relation within said partition, a valvesleeverotatable' in the cut off and J'forined witl'ra valve-seat, a valve ,co-

operating with said seat, a valve stem projecting upwardly through thevalve sleeve,

and an operating member threaded upon the stem and formed with means tosimultaneously rotate the cut 0E and valvesleeve and independentlyoperate the valve sleeve to a pcs'itioniree of the cut oil,

.2. A faucet having a fluid bore, an annu lar partition interrupting thebore and formed with -.opposed fluid openings, a cut off having aninterlockingengagement with the faucet and. formed withbpenings, :said

cut oil being rotatable to arrangersai-d openings in or out of registrywith theopenings t in the partition a valvesleeve fitting within theFont ofi, means for interconnecting the valve sleeve and cut off whilepermitting independent rotary movement of the valve sleeve, a valve seatformed in the valve sleeve, a valve cooperating with said seat frombeneath, a valve stem projecting rupw'ardly through the valve sleeve,and an op erating member threaded on the stem and having a stud tocooperate with channels in the cut 0E and valve sleeve to initiallyoperate the cut off and sleeve to a position to move the openings in thecut oflf'out of registry with the openings in the partition andthereafter move the sleeve to free it from the valve.

3. A faucet having a fluid bore, an annular partition interrupting thebore and formed with opposed fluid openings, a cut off having aninterlocking engagement with the faucet and formed with openings, saidcut off being rotatable to arrange said openings in or out of registrywith the openings in the partition, a valve sleeve fitting within theout oif, means for interconnecting the valve sleeve and cut off whilepermitting independent rotary movement of the valve sleeve, a valve seatformed in the valve sleeve, a valve cooperating with said seat frombeneath, a valve stem projecting up wardly through the valve sleeve, andan operating member threaded on the stem and having a stud to cooperatewith channelsin the cut off and valve sleeve to initially operate thecut off and sleeve to a position to move the openings in the cut off outof registry with the openings in the partition and thereafter move thesleeve to free it from the valve, and means cooperating with the faucetto normally hold the operating member in fixed position in the valvesleeve.

4. A faucet having a fluid bore, an annular partition interrupting the,bore and formed with opposed fluid openings, a cut off having aninterlocking engagement with the faucet and formed with openings in orout of registry'with the openings in the partition, a valve sleevefitting within the cut off, means for interconnecting the valve sleeveand out OK While permitting independent rotary movement of the valvesleeve, a valve seat formed. in the valve sleeve, a valve cooperatingwith said seat from beneath, a valve stem projecting upwardly throughthe valve sleeve, and an operating member, threaded on the stem andhaving a stud to cooperate with channels in the cut off and valve'sleeveto initially operate the cut off and sleeve to a position to ings in orout of registry with the openings in the partition, a valve sleevefitting within the cut off, said valve sleeve being formed with a fluidchannelto establish communica tion between'the openings in the out off,means for interconnecting the valve sleeve and cut off while permittingindependent r0 tary movement of the valve. sleeve, a valve seat formedin the valve sleeve, a valve cooperating with said seat from beneath, avalve stem projecting upwardly through the valve sleeve, and anoperating member threaded on the-stem and having a stud to cooperatewith channels in the cut off and valve sleeve to initially operate theout off and sleeve to a position to move the openings in the cut off outof registry with the openings in the partition and thereafter move thesleeve to free it from the valve.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES W. WILSON.

' move the openings in the out off out of regv

